Zhou Zizhen was dumbfounded, struck as if by a thunderbolt. He had truly believed that unleashing his ultimate trump card would finish Shen Ye off, yet it was his own trump card that had been destroyed. His mind was in total chaos, his heart reeling, and he nearly bit through his own tongue. He knew better than anyone how formidable his trump card was; seeing it dispatched so easily by Shen Ye felt entirely unreal, like a fever dream.
It was only when Shen Ye’s cold gaze locked onto him that Zhou Zizhen snapped back to reality. He let out a shriek of terror and scrambled frantically toward the stairwell, desperate to flee. Having exhausted his strongest weapon to no avail, he had no choice left but to run for his life.
Watching Zhou Zizhen scramble away in a panic, Shen Ye let out a disdainful scoff. "Do you really think you can escape?"
Chapter 237